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Writer Owen Michael Johnson and artist John Pearson’s Beast Wagon was first previewed back in the latter part of last year with an introductory 6-page offering premiering at Thought Bubble….
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Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…
Last year in this column I reviewed the first issue of Lindsay Draws’ zine The Man Called Uncle Tim; a self-published offering that is not so much a comic as…
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Keiler Roberts is the creator behind Powdered Milk, an ongoing series of Ignatz Award-nominated autobiographical comics that centre around the day-to-day existence of Roberts, her husband Scott, daughter Xia and…
Billing itself as embracing “the spirit of independence, autonomy, and alternatives”, 2015’s DIY Cultures fair takes place at London’s Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road this Sunday 24th May. While comics…
Available at CECAF! The niggling night terrors of 40 creators bubble balefully to the surface in Keara Stewart’s unsettling anthology collection mixing comic strips and single illustrations to bring to disturbing…
Available at CECAF! Simon Moreton’s Smoo Comics reappeared earlier this year – after around an 18-month hiatus – with an eighth issue that I described here in this column as…
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Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…
Available at CECAF! Craig Conlan has been producing comics since the ‘90s, including an involvement with the fondly remembered Slab-O-Concrete distro/micropublisher of years past. Conlan’s characters Hairy Mary – a protagonist…
Available at CECAF! Matt Boyce’s Everything is one of those anthologies that may appear a little disjointed at a first glance given that it collects strips that are often quite disparate…
Emma Raby‘s stunningly rendered work – with its clear influences from the world of children’s illustration – first came to my attention in the pages of Donya Todd’s anthology Bimba. Her meticulously…
Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is currently still going strong under…
Jess Milton first came to the attention of many small press readers when her acclaimed short story ‘Canary Girls’ was published in the alternative First World War anthology To Arms!…
An account of challenges faced when hosting a small press fair from Alternative Presser Amneet Johal… Throughout 2015 at Broken Frontier we’ve been running a series of articles in this…
Columns · Crossing Borders · Eyecatcher
Bries is a Belgian publishing house that focuses on the creative aspect of comic books. It was founded in 1999 by Ria Schulpen and is still going strong under her…
Keara Stewart’s “dreams and nightmares” anthology zine A Bit of Undigested Potato is both a remarkable who’s who of UK indie comics and a welcome introduction to some newer talents…
Alternative Press have announced the line-up here of exhibitors for their second Takeover event at 47/49 Tanner Street on Saturday May 9th. Championing radical publishing from small press comickers to zinesters, it’s…
If memory could ever be described as a medium to work in then Wallis Eates is one of UK comics’ most accomplished practitioners in the field. Mumoirs, her graphic novel…
“It’s about Fame, Friendship, and Just How Long You’re Willing to Fake it to Make it” – Duane Murray and Ahmed Raafat Talk ‘Who Are the Power Pals?’ from Dark HorseNovember 6, 2025
“It’s Tough Out There, But You’re Absolutely Not Alone!” – Dave Cook on ‘Killtopia: Phantoms’, Challenging Times for Crowdfunding, and Returning to Thought BubbleNovember 5, 2025
“My Brain Broke, and Out Came Donuts” – Neill Cameron Looks Back on ‘Mega Robo Bros’ and Forward with ‘Donut Squad’, the Latest Smash Hit Strip from the Pages of ‘The Phoenix’November 4, 2025
“The Biggest Challenge for Me Was Having to Think More Like a Director” – Michael Schwartz on Writing for Comics for the First Time and His Supernatural Ghost Story ‘Armored’October 31, 2025
“It’s a Fantasy Adventure about Growing Up” – Joe Latham Talks ‘Haru’, the Self-Publishing Journey, and Using Colour as a Narrative ToolOctober 30, 2025
